Verily a masterpiece among the recent monuments in the whole of Karnataka. The Temple of Sri Jnanakshi Rajarajeshwari is a magnificent edifice in pure granite. However, the main attraction is the six-feet tall, inspiring stone image of Divine Mother Sri Raja Rajeshwari, also worshipped as Mother Sri Jnanakshi. The eye-catching temple, built in the Dravidian style of architecture, has five Rajagopuras. Swamiji also built a Sri Chakra temple where MAHA MERU is installed in its all glory. Later, His Holiness Sri Tiruchi Mahaswamigal built a temple dedicated to Goddess Sri Rajarajeshwari, as there are Puranic legends about the place. The Foundation stone was laid there by Sri Tiruchi Mahaswamigal, between on 3rd April 1960. He proceeded and spotted a tiny cottage amidst a grove of guava trees, the spot the eagles kept on encircling. Swamiji got down from the car, and saw a footpath leading to a tiny village Kenchenahalli. He saw in them the images of Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswathi who had appeared before him on Mount Kailas. Just at about six miles South West of Bangalore City, he saw above him in the sky, three garudas (sacred eagles) circling. He came down to Bangalore via Bombay.Įarly in the morning on, the auspicious Sankranthi day, Sri Tiruchi Swamiji was proceeding to Mysore by a car for a Pada Pooja, along with two of his disciples. There, during intense meditation, he had a vision of the triple divinities of Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswathi and a bodiless voice (Asarira vani) asked him to go to Karnataka. Before coming down South, Tiruchi Mahaswamiji went to Mount Kailas. The Guru, after initiating him, asked him to go south, where, he said there was much good work to be done. His Guru was Sri Sivapuri baba who lived in Kathmandu. Sanganidhi and Padmanidhi bless the devotees at the entrance of the steps.Sri Kailash Ashrama Mahasamsthana in Kenchenahalli (now called Sri Rajarajeshwarinagar) was founded by His Holiness Sri Sivaratnapuri Swamiji (popularly known as Sri Tiruchi Swamigal). 43 Yantras of Shakti deities are installed in the temple and there are 16 steps to this sanctum sanctorum each with a significance.
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He then consecrated the icon of goddess Rajarajeswari which is the presiding deity and poojas are performed according to Srividya sampradaya.ĭevotees should go around the temple in anti-clockwise direction. Within a year, the big stone took the shape of goddess Rajarajeswari sporting a shanku, chakaram sugarcane, bow and pushpa banam.Rajagopala Swamigal, by divine order, built the temple and ashram in Thillai Ganga Nagar, Nanganallur. The spiritual preceptor promptly identified that the big stone as Ambal and other small stones as Siddhi manigal. As a result, the tray also became heavy and tilted to one side, unable to bear the weight. The next day the swamy showed it to the sage of Kanchi, the Paramacharya. The swamigal placed a tray to collect the stones from the agni.The holy stones became heavy once they touched the tray. Suddenly, one of his assistants emerged from the pooja room and pointed to some stones glittering in the agni of the homa kundam.He found stones with blinding brilliance amidst the flames of the agni. Rajagopala Swamigal completed poornahuti and distributed prasadam to everyone gathered. In a small house in George Town ,Chennai, on Navarathri Friday, on Visaka Nakshtra in 1957, in a mini yagasala atop a house, Rajagopala Swamigal, the founder of Rajarajeswari temple, was immersed in performing homam to Devi.Hundreds of devotees thronged the house to seek the blessing of the goddess. It is said that the main deity here came up from a Homa kundam.
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Panchamuga anjaneyar is also present here.Because of Raja Rajeswari temple, this place was called Nangai Nallur and later became Nanganallur. Navagrahas, normally not seen in Perumal temples are seen here in a straight line which is unique. Sri Lakshmi normally seen by the side of Perumal is present here in the chest of Perumal who is in a standing posture facing west.
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Those who are unable to do Sathyanarayana Pooja at home can participate in the pooja here. Sri Lakshmi Sametha Sathyanarayana Perumal temple is on the ground floor of the Raja Rajeswari temple. Located at ThillaiGanga Nagar, this very powerful, ancient, beautiful and popular temple located in a two tiered house in a narrow street. The temple is also called Sarvamangala Sri Rajarajeswari Ashram.